On February 17, the Virginia Senate Privileges & Elections Committee passed HB 2642. However, the Committee unanimously deleted the part of the bill that bans paying petition circulators on a per-signature basis. The remainder of the bill concerns deleting deceased voters from the voter registration rolls, a non-controversial subject. Thanks to Bill Redpath for the news.
Thank goodness, that is good for any third party running for the legislature upcoming in 2009.
Thanks to the Virginia Senate Privileges & Elections Committee for stripping the restrictions on paid petitioners from HB 2642, and to all the Greens and Libertarians for lobbying against the bill.